WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Trump administration announced a plan to hike entrance fees for foreign tourists to visit certain National Park Service sites.
Non-U.S. residents will now be required to pay a $100 fee to enter the 11 most popular national park sites. The price of an annual national park pass for non-U.S. residents will also rise from $80 to $250. Non-U.S. residents also won't be able to take advantage of "fee-free days" at national parks.
MONTGOMERY, AL - A coalition of six organizations submitted a letter to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), demanding better protections for Alabamians in the department’s air pollution reduction plan.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, documents emerged suggesting the Department of the Interior was putting plans for orchestrated widespread layoffs on hold.
All-day symposium Saturday, November 8, is free and open to the public
Staff at agencies including Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service would be impacted
Sierra Club, Outdoors Alliance for Kids ask for increased accessibility, youth programs, and more
Forest Service, BLM To Continue Staffing Activities Deemed ‘Essential’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An alliance of more than 100 groups, from environmental organizations to groups supporting outdoor recreation and social justice, are calling on the Secretary of the Interior to reverse a controversial order undermining historical representation on public lands.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reports have emerged that a former National Park Service employee could face criminal charges for a free speech demonstration on the park’s famous El Capitan cliff.
WASHINGTON, DC – During a Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources hearing today, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum restated his department’s intentions to cut nearly a billion dollars from the National Park Service’s operating budget – a cut that could eliminate the budget and staffing for roughly 350 NPS sites.
WASHINGTON, DC – Some visitors could pay higher fees to visit America’s national parks with Donald Trump’s recent budget proposal.
The Trump administration’s official budget request for fiscal year 2026 includes a massive rollback of a major conservation funding program, unprecedented cuts to the National Park Service, and further reductions to federal programs aimed at connecting kids and communities with the outdoors.